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Rent the Runway, Inc. short interest

1.8M shares of Rent the Runway were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Oct 2021, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 12.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+7.3%+313% over a year
Days to cover12.85at 137K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.21%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is the most at any settlement since 29 Oct 2021, when our record starts, and the share price moved -48% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Oct 2021 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20261.8M+7.3%137K12.85
    30 September 20261.6M-6.2%250K6.56
    15 September 20261.8M+28.4%305K5.74
    31 August 20261.4M+9.8%36K38.32
    14 August 20261.2M-10.3%36K34.19
    31 July 20261.4M+2.2%53K25.97
    15 July 20261.4M-1.5%63K21.41
    30 June 20261.4M+25.0%171K8.06
    15 June 20261.1M-0.8%88K12.53
    29 May 20261.1M+5.4%102K10.92
    15 May 20261.1M+7.4%79K13.40
    30 April 2026980K-8.0%83K11.77
    15 April 20261.1M+14.6%140K7.59
    31 March 2026930K+3.5%45K20.56
    13 March 2026898K+4.3%80K11.19
    27 February 2026862K+3.3%37K22.98
    13 February 2026834K-3.0%73K11.48
    30 January 2026860K+24.0%125K6.90
    15 January 2026694K+12.4%174K3.99
    31 December 2025617K+18.9%390K1.58
    15 December 2025519K+7.5%264K1.97
    28 November 2025483K-3.6%58K8.37
    14 November 2025501K-5.5%76K6.56
    31 October 2025530K+24.3%81K6.54
    15 October 2025426K-11.0%85K5.00
    30 September 2025479K-3.6%125K3.83
    15 September 2025497K+21.4%246K2.02
    29 August 2025409K+44.2%263K1.56
    15 August 2025284K+12.6%40K7.14
    31 July 2025252K-5.9%97K2.60
    15 July 2025268K-5.1%40K6.62
    30 June 2025282K-5.7%122K2.32
    13 June 2025299K-0.9%328K1.00
    30 May 2025302K-3.3%39K7.82
    15 May 2025312K-13.6%73K4.30
    30 April 2025361K-14.2%61K5.89
    15 April 2025421K+17.8%64K6.56
    31 March 2025357K+16.0%98K3.66
    14 March 2025308K+7.9%66K4.69
    28 February 2025286K+3.9%52K5.54
    14 February 2025275K+3.4%37K7.37
    31 January 2025266K-8.8%22K12.09
    15 January 2025292K+1.1%59K4.91
    31 December 2024288K-6.1%79K3.67
    13 December 2024307K+49.1%174K1.77
    29 November 2024206K-4.2%44K4.63
    15 November 2024215K+2.2%57K3.80
    31 October 2024210K-1.1%48K4.42
    15 October 2024213K-3.5%40K5.31
    30 September 2024220K-18.5%103K2.13
    13 September 2024270K+56.8%214K1.26
    30 August 2024172K+12.6%79K2.19
    15 August 2024153K-11.0%45K3.40
    31 July 2024172K-4.7%25K6.85
    15 July 2024180K-22.6%50K3.62
    28 June 2024233K-8.4%97K2.39
    14 June 2024254K-4.9%110K2.31
    31 May 2024267K-21.4%352K1.00
    15 May 2024340K-13.0%439K1.00
    30 April 2024391K+1145.4%439K1.00
    15 April 202431K-91.1%350K1.00
    28 March 2024353K+3.5%24K14.81
    15 March 2024341K-9.5%30K11.32
    29 February 2024376K+12.4%37K10.19
    15 February 2024335K-3.6%26K12.65
    31 January 2024348K-9.2%30K11.47
    12 January 2024383K+22.3%110K3.48
    29 December 2023313K-17.4%36K8.61
    15 December 2023379K+17.7%83K4.59
    30 November 2023322K-4.8%17K19.10
    15 November 2023338K-2.3%29K11.70
    31 October 2023346K-2.4%18K19.54
    13 October 2023355K-8.8%31K11.59
    29 September 2023389K+8.6%42K9.26
    15 September 2023358K+8.7%99K3.61
    31 August 2023330K-0.1%25K13.38
    15 August 2023330K-3.8%31K10.58
    31 July 2023343K+0.6%28K12.12
    14 July 2023341K+3.2%34K9.89
    30 June 2023330K+0.8%54K6.09
    15 June 2023328K+3.7%69K4.72
    31 May 2023316K-5.6%23K13.87
    15 May 2023335K-2.0%20K16.72
    28 April 2023342K-8.7%31K11.01
    14 April 2023374K-5.8%51K7.39
    31 March 2023397K+2.4%39K10.06
    15 March 2023388K+11.8%40K9.79
    28 February 2023347K+0.5%25K13.71
    15 February 2023345K+2.5%46K7.49
    31 January 2023337K-4.8%52K6.54
    13 January 2023354K+2.3%89K3.97
    30 December 2022346K-10.6%118K2.92
    15 December 2022387K+28.1%470K1.00
    30 November 2022302K+3.0%44K6.84
    15 November 2022293K-2.9%52K5.67
    31 October 2022302K+3.4%29K10.39
    14 October 2022292K-3.5%37K7.99
    30 September 2022303K+4.9%67K4.50
    15 September 2022288K-21.9%113K2.54
    31 August 2022369K-8.1%37K10.05
    15 August 2022402K-10.6%33K12.33
    29 July 2022449K-3.2%32K14.04
    15 July 2022464K+0.4%31K14.97
    30 June 2022463K+25.8%64K7.22
    15 June 2022368K-6.9%94K3.93
    31 May 2022395K-9.2%64K6.18
    13 May 2022435K+2.1%57K7.67
    29 April 2022427K+4.9%41K10.37
    14 April 2022407K-8.0%57K7.15
    31 March 2022442K+8.5%42K10.44
    15 March 2022407K+3.1%17K24.19
    28 February 2022395K+0.7%23K16.82
    15 February 2022393K+1.6%36K10.83
    31 January 2022387K+8.6%51K7.51
    14 January 2022356K+14.2%50K7.08
    31 December 2021312K+16.7%57K5.50
    15 December 2021267K+72.4%78K3.42
    30 November 2021155K+46.9%39K4.01
    15 November 2021105K+158.7%47K2.25
    29 October 202141K63K1.00
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.